> It is simply a comparison of values in the files not of the structure
> of the files.
If you could compare via xpath then you could write that directly in Camel:
from("direct:in")
.switch()
.when(xpath(...)).to(...)
> Now I want to pull in some more data to the route to
> allow me to decide what needs to pass on to the next Processor in the
> chain.
sounds like EIP "content enricher"
http://camel.apache.org/content-enricher.html
> Actually, I think I should read the Enterprise Integration Patterns book.
always good ;)
Jan